The ''Annual Review of Clinical Psychology'' is a

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academic journal that publishes an annual volume of

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s relevant to

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. It was established in 2005 and is published by Annual Reviews. The co-editors are Tyrone D. Cannon and

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. As of 2022, ''

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'' gave the journal an

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of 22.098, ranking it first out of 130 journals in the category "Psychology, Clinical (Social Sciences)" and fourth out of 79 journals in the category "Psychology (Science)".

History

The ''Annual Review of Clinical Psychology'' was first published in 2005. Though Annual Reviews already published the ''

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'', which included a chapter of

in each volume, the publisher decided that the field was large enough and rapidly expanding to justify its own journal. Its founding editor was

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Susan Kay Nolen-Hoeksema (May 22, 1959 – January 2, 2013) was an American professor of psychology at Yale University. Her research explored how mood regulation strategies could correlate to a person's vulnerability to depression, with special ...

. Upon Nolen-Hoeksema's death in 2013, Tyrone D. Cannon and Thomas Widiger became co-editors. Though it was initially in publication with a print volume, it is now only published electronically.

Scope and indexing

The ''Annual Review of Clinical Psychology'' defines its scope as covering significant developments in the field of

. Included subfields are theory, research, and use of psychological principles for

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such as substance use,

mood disorder A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature. The classification is in the ''Diagnostic and Stat ...

anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders are a cluster of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear such that a person's social, occupational, and personal function are significantly impaired. Anxiety may cause physi ...

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...

personality disorder Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture ...

s, and

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s. Other included topics are the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders, as well as relevant

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and legal issues. As of 2022, ''

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as 22.098, ranking it first out of 130 journals in the category "Psychology, Clinical" and fourth out of 79 journals in the category "Psychology (Science)". It is

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Editorial processes

The ''Annual Review of Clinical Psychology'' is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors. Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted.

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of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.

Current editorial board

As of 2022, the editorial committee consists of the two co-editors and the following members: * Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow * Jutta Joormann *

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* Michelle G. Newman * Michael A. Sayette

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